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FAA incident report · Gulstm G-73 · Winters/Davis/W, CA · July 4, 1997

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Date
July 4, 1997 · 12:00 local
Place
Winters/Davis/W, CA
Airport
Yolo County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2945
Reported as
Gulstm G73
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,800 total776 in this make and model162 in the last 90 days
N2945Registered now · Grumman G-73S/N J-8 · Built 1946Airframe modelGrumman G-73Engine modelPratt & Whitney W-S1H&S3HReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: upon arrival at ksql, pilot discovered a total hydraulic failure. After attempting to pump the landing gear down, all three gears became unlocked diverted to Yolo co airport (2Q3) the home base of aircraft. Succeeded in getting rt. Main gear to lock, but unable to get other two locked. Landed in plowed area between runway and taxi way. Damaged belly of aircraft, left pontoon and strut, and left wing. No nemac. No pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UPON ARRIVAL AT KSQL, PILOT DISCOVERED A TOTAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO PUMP THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, ALL THREE GEARS BECAME UNLOCKED DIVERTED TO YOLO CO AIRPORT (2Q3) THE HOME BASE OF AIRCRAFT. SUCCEEDED IN GETTING RT. MAIN GEAR TO LOCK, BUT UNABLE TO GET OTHER TWO LOCKED. LANDED IN PLOWED AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXI WAY. DAMAGED BELLY OF AIRCRAFT, LEFT PONTOON AND STRUT, AND LEFT WING. NO NEMAC. NO PILOT DEVIATION.